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On this date in 1495, the first written record of Scotch Whiskey appeared in Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, Friar John Cor is the distiller.

While you might recall that "Scotch and Soda" was recorded by The Kingston Trio in 1958 and included on their first album, here's a couple little known facts about that one. Dave Guard, a member of the Trio, first heard it while he was dating the older sister of baseball's Tom Seaver at their home. The song had been a favorite of Seaver's parents since they first heard it played in a piano bar on their honeymoon back in 1932, and they decided to make it "their song" and had the piano player write down the music and lyrics. Guard loved the song, the Trio recorded it, but they never discovered who wrote it although they searched for years to discover the composer.